THE IDENTITY TEMPLATES

We have examined several ways of understanding and talking about our identities. Here are the main schema:

THE OUTSIDE - WHAT THE WORLD SEES EASILY

1. The Basic Equipment:

a. Body, Birth and Death.

b. Desire and Dreams

2. The Add-Ons

a. Family

b. Socio-economic status

c. Gender

d. Acquired Skills

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THE INSIDE - WHAT ONLY SOME PEOPLE SEE/WHAT NO ONE EVER SEES

PLATO  - THE IMMORTAL SOUL

BERKELEY - THE PERCEIVER

DESCARTES - THE THINKING THING

LOCKE - CONSCIOUSNESS

FREUD - THE UNCONSCIOUS

SARTRE - THE FREE SELF - THE 'NOTHING'

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THE MEETING POINT BETWEEN THE OUTER AND THE INNER: YOU